LITERARY AGENTS
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Things to Ask Your Agent
by Eva Scalzo
There are things you want to be sure you’re asking beginning on that first call, when you’re trying to see if an agent will be a good fit for you
Advice for New Writers, Agent Etiquette, Building a Career, How to Sell Your Novel, Information Center, The Business of Writing, The SFWA Blog
Defining Roles: Agents & Editors
by Alice Speilburg
At the pre-publication stage, as you’re drafting queries and sending off sample pages, an editor at a publishing house and a literary agent seem to serve the same purpose: to legitimize your claim as a professional author, and to set you on the path to publication.
Advice for New Writers, Agent Etiquette, Building a Career, Information Center, The Business of Writing, The SFWA Blog, Tips for Beginners
Advice On Landing a Genre TV Lit Agent
For those interested in breaking into genre television writing, an agent is paramount. They are the gatekeepers into a very exclusive world with a limited number of buyers. Here are some useful tips to garner representation.
Model Agent-Author Agreement, Version 3.1
Traditionally, writers have worked with agents on the basis of a handshake. SFWA has, however, long believed that writers need
The SFWA Blog, Writer Beware
Opening a Vein: Agent Artery
Last week a literary agent contacted me on Twitter. “Ever heard of these folks?” she asked. “They’ve been spamming us all day.”
The link she gave me led to a service called Agent Artery.
The SFWA Blog, Writer Beware
Guest Post: Dear Agent — Write the Letter That Sells Your Book
Query letters. Except for the synopsis, there’s no more dreaded task a writer has to undertake.
How to boil an entire book down to a short pitch that not only provides an accurate snapshot of the work, but makes a literary agent (or a publisher) want to see more?
The SFWA Blog, Writer Beware
Literary Agent Scams: Still Around, But On the Wane
The other day, on one of the online writers’ discussion groups I frequent, someone asked a couple of questions about the list that I thought it would be instructive to answer here: why do we include agencies on the list if they’re not currently active?
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New/Updated Alerts at Writer Beware: Literary Agent Uwe Luserke, SBPRA
In 1997, complaints began to surface about German literary agent Uwe Luserke, who was selling foreign rights to English-language short stories and novels and neglecting to pay the advances and royalties due to authors.
Writer Beware’s Alerts page has been updated.
NEW ALERT: Literary Agent Uwe Luserke
In 1997, complaints began to surface about German literary agent Uwe Luserke, who was selling foreign rights to Engli…
The SFWA Blog, Writer Beware
PublishAmerica, Literary Agent: An Inside Look
A little while back, I blogged about yet another of the ways in which PublishAmerica was attempting to extract cash from its authors: a fee-charging “literary agency.”